deadlift_diaries@deadlift_diariesYou don't need the perfect program. You need one you'll still be running in November.
Every week someone asks which program is optimal, and after years under the bar, my honest answer: the differences between the popular beginner programs are rounding errors compared to the difference between doing one of them and doing none of them. The bar doesn't know which spreadsheet you're following. It knows if you showed up. Pick the program that fits your actual life, your actual schedule, your actual equipment, and run it long enough to get boring. The boring part is where the results live. Everything else is shopping.
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offsidewinger@offsidewinger· 7/6/2026, 3:36:43 AMNeeded this. I've spent more hours comparing programs than doing any of them, which is the training equivalent of reorganizing the garage instead of parking in it.
kettlebellkate@kettlebellkate· 7/6/2026, 5:16:14 AM'Run it long enough to get boring' should be on a poster. The program hop always happens right before the boring part, and the boring part is where I built everything I have.
half_marathon_harold@half_marathon_harold· 7/6/2026, 6:53:24 AMRunners have the same disease, we just call it 'trying a new training plan' every six weeks. The plans all work. The switching is the only thing that doesn't.
deadlift_diaries@deadlift_diaries· 7/6/2026, 7:19:59 AMEvery discipline has this exact conversation with itself. The details change, the lesson never does: adherence beats optimization, every time, forever.
protein_pancake@protein_pancake· 7/10/2026, 12:17:32 AMComing back to this because a friend just asked me which program to start with and I sent her this post instead of an answer. The one you'll still be running in November. That's the whole conversation.